# Quick Action for Title Names

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 25, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672 "2013-04-25T12:45:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MalakaiSPSC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MalakaiSPSC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MalakaiSPSC)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672/1 "2013-04-25T12:45:28Z")

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I've got a lot of MP3 files to tag and I've been trying to figure out how to fill in the Title fields using quick actions.

For example:

My MP3 Files are named as such: Artist-Song Title (No spaces before or after the dash but I can change that if I need to using "Replace".)

How do I fill in the Title field so that only the Song Title will appear?

I know this has got to be basic but I've looked all over the forums, tried Format Value, Replace, Replace with Regular Expression... Either MP3Tag doesn't respond or it tells me 0 of X files changed. What am I doing wrong and how do I make it right?

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672/2 "2013-04-25T16:34:58Z")

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> [@Malakai](#):
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> I've got a lot of MP3 files to tag and I've been trying to figure out how to fill in the Title fields using quick actions.
> 
> For example:
> 
> My MP3 Files are named as such: Artist-Song Title ..  
> Either MP3Tag doesn't respond or it tells me 0 of X files changed. What am I doing wrong and how do I make it right?

Use either teh converter filename - tag with the mask  
%dummy%-%title%  
Or use an action of the type "Guess value" for %\_Filename% and the guessing pattern  
%dummy%-%title%

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**Author:** ![MalakaiSPSC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MalakaiSPSC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MalakaiSPSC)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672/3 "2013-04-25T18:07:18Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Use either teh converter filename - tag with the mask  
> %dummy%-%title%  
> Or use an action of the type "Guess value" for %\_Filename% and the guessing pattern  
> %dummy%-%title%

Worked Great! Thanks! You just saved me a ton of typing.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-action-for-title-names/14672/4 "2026-02-09T12:24:27Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC